Pericardial Effusion Flashcards
Symptoms of pericardial effusion
Cardiac tamponade
CVP, SBP, with Bari pulse pressure distant hear sounds
Staples pain anxiety syncope
PARODIXICAL PULSE PRESSURE NOT FELT.
Pericardial effusion,
Fluid builds in the heart . May accompany per carditis, CHF, HEART SURGERY, cancer trauma, Hemorrage
Assessment
Echocardiogram car per caution of chest flat sound over chest
Priority nursing intervention
Periocardicentesis tray needs to be right there at all times
CANT DO WITHOUT A DOCTORS ORDERS AND YOU CANT PERFORM SUEGERY
Cardinal Signs
Muffled heart sounds
Decreased systolic Bo
Narrow pressure
What do you do?
Pericardiocentesis Tray Bedside Monitor EKG changes Assess for bleeding Send fluid to lab 45-60 degree angle
Myocarditis
Inflammation of heart muscle
Rheumatic fever
Hear stroke
Immuno suppressed patients
Symptoms of Myocarditis
Dyspnea Orthopnea crackles Pale skin Nausea vomiting anorexia Tachycardia, heart murmur, JVd Light headed and confused
Mitral Stenosis
Left V - Left A
Dyspnea, dry cough, wheezing
WEAK PULSE MAY BE IRREGULAR
MURMER, ATRIA FIB, LEADING CAUSE RHEUMATIC ENCOCARDITIS ARRYTHMIA A-FIB
Medical Management of Mitral Stenosis
EXHOCARDIOGRAM TREATMENTS GO PREVENT REOOCCURANCE OF RESPIRATORY INFFECTION INNEFECTIVE CARDITIS DECREASE ACTIVITY VALVULOPLASTY -repair by opening it PTA with BALLOON
Mitral valve prolapse
Fatigue no matter how much sleep you get, SOB, palpitations, from atrial or ventricle
EXTRA HEART SOUND CLICK
MVP control symptoms
Eliminate caffeine
ETOH,
Smoking
Beta blocker or calcium channel blocker
PROPHALYTICS ANTIBIOTICS
MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE ONLY
Aortic Stenosis
Degenerative Calcification
AORTIC STENOSIS SYMPTOMS
HEART ANGINA
BP LOW TI NORMAL
DOE
PND (Proximal night time dyspnea) pulmonary edema
CAT PURR- murmur and Cardinal thrill … Vibration